Seasonal hummingbirds create photo ops

Club meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at La Quinta Inn

Sometimes mistaken for a Ruby Throat, this male Rufus hummingbird has staked out his territory, and is guarding two feeders. (null)

It seems like the Hummingbirds came late this year, but once they arrived, they came with a vengeance.

People all over the area have been reporting an unusual number of these beautiful visitors while the LaQ Photography Discussion Group of Deming has also taken notice.

One theory suggests that the fires in northern New Mexico, along with the fires to the south of us in northern Mexico, have opened up a "safe haven corridor."

Above the normal influx of Rufus, Broad Tail and Black Chin hummingbirds, there have been several additional sightings of Calliope and even a quite rare appearance of a Lucifer (normally found in northern Mexico).

If you would like to learn how to take beautiful pictures of these marvelous birds, please join the LaQ Photography Discussion Group.

The group has a new topic covering a different photographic discipline or technique each month.

The next discussion group will take place from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, at the La Quinta Inn on Pine St.

The Photography Discussion Group is open to the public at no charge and scheduled in the evening on the second Thursday of each month to allow those who work during the day, or go to school, to have an opportunity to attend.